By: Eastern Eye Staff
With four Indian-Americans, including two women, elected to the US Congress, community members said that the unprecedented victory shows they have become part of the mainstream political landscape. Kamala Harris, who was elected to the Senate, and Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Ro Khanna to the House of Representatives, entered one of the citadels of democracy for the first time after their victories on Tuesday (November 8) night. That number will to increase to five if Democratic Congressman Ami Bera is declared elected for a third consecutive term after a recounting of votes. In 2012, and in 2014, Bera’s race…
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